Category: Life’s Journey

“I am Me. In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine, because I alone chose it — I own everything about me: my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or myself. I own …

Mark Twain once said that kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Kindness spreads love wherever you go. It helps, it heals, it brings joy to those around you. Princess Diana told us to ‘carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in …

And also for jocular, jocund, jovial – all having a similar meaning. J is also for joy. And J is for jelly…I like J words. Charles Dickens once wrote ‘there might be some credit in being jolly’. (The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, chapter 5). How right he was. Having a jolly disposition changes …

‘Inspiration comes to us quietly and slowly; prime it with a little solitude’. Brenda Ueland. When do you get your inspiration? Is it in those moments of quiet solitude, or are you inspired in other ways? Do you act on your inspiration or do you just dream and never take action? Until you spread your …

Is it not reasonable that we should all expect to have happiness in our lives? If you are not happy what can you do about it? A good way to start is to make a list of all the things that make you happy. Even the smallest of things. How can you implement these into …

What most unsuccessful people do not realise is that in order to receive you have to give. Instead of having a ‘what’s in it for me’ attitude you must give freely, not expecting anything in return. It is only then that you will reap the rewards of your generosity. “Do all the good you can, …

Do you believe that faith is about religion and believing in God, or do you believe it is just about believing? Faith is a constant and unshakeable trust in something, especially when there is no evidence. Understandable why it is often attached to God then, isn’t it. ‘Keep your dreams alive. Understand that to achieve …

Sometimes, when we’re busy or stressed, it is easy to let our standards drop. We often don’t see it coming, don’t realise at the time that it’s happening. We feel we are doing our best when in fact there is so much more we could give. Excellence can be obtained if you: …care more than …

You know, those niggling little thoughts that creep in when you are not looking. They start to eat away at you and try to persuade you that the decision you’ve just made is somehow flawed, or you didn’t consider all the possibilities, then they try to change your mind, make you reverse your thinking. It’s …

Originally this post was going to be ‘C Is For Confidence’ and there are a whole host of other ‘C’ words it could have been. It seemed to me though that through the last few posts I have written I have been made aware of the very deep caring nature of my readers. Through your …